Population between 20-29: 17.8 percent
Population 25 or older with a Bachelor's degree: 32.9 percent
Median earnings for Bachelor's degree holders: 61,426
Cost of living index: 161.6
Workers with management, business, science or arts jobs: 53.1 percent
Unemployment rate: 6 percent
Overall score: 70.73
San Francisco has many attractive features to draw fresh grads to the West Coast, including a well-educated and professional population and an active social scene. The cost of living in San Francisco is extremely high, but it’s somewhat offset by the highest median earnings for those with Bachelor’s degrees of all top ten cities on the list. Major industries include information technology, life sciences, digital media and financial services. Some of the country’s biggest tech giants can be found in the area, such as Google, Twitter, and Salesforce.com.
